CN106975620A - Ink knife cleaning device - Google Patents

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CN106975620A
CN106975620A CN201710374906.3A CN201710374906A CN106975620A CN 106975620 A CN106975620 A CN 106975620A CN 201710374906 A CN201710374906 A CN 201710374906A CN 106975620 A CN106975620 A CN 106975620A
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The present invention relates to a kind of ink knife cleaning device, including blade structure and adjustment structure, the blade structure includes movable scraping plate and the fixation scraper plate being fixedly installed, the movable scraping plate is located at the fixed scraper plate side, the movable scraping plate can relatively described fixed scraper plate move and be collectively forming wiping gap with the fixed scraper plate;The adjustment structure is held in the movable scraping plate to provide the pressure towards the fixed scraper plate side for the movable scraping plate.Above-mentioned ink knife cleaning device, when ink knife is stretched into wiping gap and relative blade structure is moved, movable scraping plate has the trend drawn close to fixed scraper plate under the pressure that adjustment structure applies, so that fixed scraper plate is in close contact and scrapes the ink on ink knife in relative motion all the time with the both sides end face of ink knife respectively with movable scraping plate, without being cleaned by burnishers such as cleaning agent, cleaning cloths, cleaning is simple and with preferable cleaning effect.

Description

Ink knife cleaning device
Technical field
The present invention relates to burnisher field, more particularly to a kind of ink knife cleaning device.
Background technology
In existing Printing ink producing, print production, paint industry, allocate and take ink and usually require using steel, modeling The ink knife that the materials such as material, bamboo and wood are made, and ink knife can stick a large amount of ink in the contact with ink.
At present, generally use the materials such as cleaning agent, cleaning cloth to clean ink knife, cleaning is cumbersome and cleaning efficiency is low, So as to bring inconvenience for the use of ink knife.
The content of the invention
Based on this, it is necessary to which for ink knife, there is provided a kind of ink knife that can easily clean ink knife is clear the problem of not easy to clean Clean device.
A kind of ink knife cleaning device, including blade structure and adjustment structure, the blade structure include movable scraping plate and solid Surely the fixation scraper plate set, the movable scraping plate is located at the fixed scraper plate side, and the movable scraping plate can relatively described fixation Scraper plate moves and is collectively forming wiping gap with the fixed scraper plate;The adjustment structure is held in the movable scraping plate and thinks institute Pressure of the movable scraping plate offer towards the fixed scraper plate side is provided.
Above-mentioned ink knife cleaning device, when ink knife is stretched into wiping gap and relative blade structure is moved, movable scraping plate exists There is the trend drawn close to fixed scraper plate under the pressure that adjustment structure applies so that fixed scraper plate and movable scraping plate respectively with ink The both sides end face of knife is in close contact and scrapes the ink on ink knife in relative motion all the time, without by cleaning agent, The burnishers such as cleaning cloth are cleaned, and cleaning is simple and with preferable cleaning effect.
In one of the embodiments, the fixed scraper plate is provided with the first wiping face close to the side of the movable scraping plate, The first wiping face is from the fixed outward-dipping extension in scraper plate one end and is gradually distance from the movable scraping plate, and the activity is scraped Plate is provided with the second wiping face close to the side of the fixed scraper plate, and the second wiping face is from the movable scraping plate close to described solid Determine the outward-dipping extension in scraper plate one end and be gradually distance from the fixed scraper plate;The first wiping face is mutually leaned on the second wiping face Near one end is collectively forming the wiping gap.
In one of the embodiments, the fixed scraper plate includes fixed scraper plate main body and located at the fixed scraper plate main body The first wiping portion close to the movable scraping plate side, the first wiping face is located in the second wiping portion;The movable scraping plate includes Movable scraping plate main body and located at the movable scraping plate main body close to the second wiping portion of the fixed scraper plate side, the second wiping face In the second wiping portion.
In one of the embodiments, the adjustment structure includes the fixed plate being fixedly installed and is installed on the fixed plate Governor motion, described adjustment structure one end connects the movable scraping plate and simultaneously applied to the movable scraping plate scrapes towards the fixation The pressure of plate.
In one of the embodiments, the governor motion includes adjusting part and regulating block, and the adjusting part is passed through The fixed plate is simultaneously connected with described regulating block one end, and the regulating block connects away from described adjusting part one end and movable scraping plate Connect, the adjusting part can apply the pressure towards the fixed scraper plate to the regulating block.
In one of the embodiments, the adjusting part includes elastic component, and described elastic component one end is installed on described solid In fixed board, the other end is held in the regulating block.
In one of the embodiments, the adjusting part also includes fixture, and the fixture passes through the fixed plate And the elastic component is connected to, the elastic component is held in the regulating block away from described regulating part one end.
In one of the embodiments, the regulating part is threadedly coupled with the fixed plate.
In one of the embodiments, the governor motion also includes stopper slot, and the regulating block is arranged in described spacing In groove, and can stopper slot motion described in the drive lower edge in the adjusting part.
In one of the embodiments, the stopper slot is close to described movable scraping plate one end and the gap of the movable scraping plate Equal to or less than 4mm.
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Fig. 1 is the top view of the ink knife cleaning device of an embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the side view of the ink knife cleaning device shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the top view of the ink knife cleaning device of another embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the top view of the ink knife cleaning device of another embodiment;
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the ink knife cleaning device of another embodiment.
Embodiment
For the ease of understanding the present invention, the present invention is described more fully below with reference to relevant drawings.In accompanying drawing Give the preferred embodiment of the present invention.But, the present invention can be realized in many different forms, however it is not limited to herein Described embodiment.On the contrary, the purpose for providing these embodiments is to make the understanding to the disclosure more saturating It is thorough comprehensive.
It should be noted that when element is referred to as " being fixed on " another element, it can be directly on another element Or can also have element placed in the middle.When an element is considered as " connection " another element, it can be directly connected to To another element or it may be simultaneously present centering elements.Term as used herein " vertical ", " level ", " left side ", " right side " and similar statement are for illustrative purposes only.
Unless otherwise defined, all of technologies and scientific terms used here by the article is with belonging to technical field of the invention The implication that technical staff is generally understood that is identical.Term used in the description of the invention herein is intended merely to description tool The purpose of the embodiment of body, it is not intended that in the limitation present invention.Term as used herein " and/or " include one or more phases The arbitrary and all combination of the Listed Items of pass.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a kind of ink knife cleaning device 100 of first embodiment, including blade structure 140 and tune Nodule structure 160.
Wherein, blade structure 140 includes movable scraping plate 144 and the fixation scraper plate 142 being fixedly installed, movable scraping plate 144 In the fixed side of scraper plate 142, movable scraping plate 144 can be relatively fixed scraper plate 142 and move and be collectively forming wiping with fixed scraper plate 142 Gap 146.Adjustment structure 160 is held in movable scraping plate 144 and provided for movable scraping plate 144 towards the fixed side of scraper plate 142 Pressure.
Above-mentioned ink knife cleaning device 100, it is living when ink knife is stretched into wiping gap 146 and relative blade structure 140 is moved Dynamic scraper plate 144 has the trend drawn close to fixed scraper plate 142 under the pressure that adjustment structure 160 applies, so that fixed scraper plate 142 with movable scraping plate 144 be in close contact all the time with the both sides end face of ink knife respectively and by the ink on ink knife in relative motion Scrape, without being cleaned by burnishers such as cleaning agent, cleaning cloths, cleaning is simple and with preferably cleaning effect Really.
Please continue to refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, fixed scraper plate 142 is provided with the first wiping face close to the side of movable scraping plate 144 1422, the first wiping face 1422 self-retaining scraper plate, 142 one end are outward-dipping to be extended and is gradually distance from movable scraping plate 144, and activity is scraped Plate 144 is provided with the second wiping face 1442 close to the side of fixed scraper plate 142, and the second wiping face 1442 is close from movable scraping plate 144 Fixed one end of scraper plate 142 is outward-dipping to be extended and is gradually distance from fixed scraper plate 142.First wiping face 1422 and the second wiping face 1442 one end close to each other are collectively forming wiping gap 146.
In this way, the wiping gap that the ink on ink knife can be formed by the first wiping face 1422 and the second wiping face 1442 146 scrape, the ink scraped can between the first wiping face 1422 and the second wiping face 1442 under drop down onto and be placed on the ink knife In the ink fountain of the side of cleaning device 100.
Further, in the present embodiment, one end of the self-retaining scraper plate 142 of the first wiping face 1422 extends to the other end, Second wiping face 1442 extends to the other end from one end of movable scraping plate 142, and fixed scraper plate 142 is in three with movable scraping plate 144 Prismatic structure.It is appreciated that the shape not limited to this of fixed scraper plate 142 and movable scraping plate 144.
As shown in Figures 3 and 4, in other embodiments, fixed scraper plate 142 includes fixed scraper plate main body and in triangular prism shape The first wiping portion, the first wiping face 1422 be located at the second wiping portion on.Movable scraping plate 144 includes movable scraping plate main body and in three Second wiping portion of prism-shaped, the second wiping face 1442 is located in the second wiping portion.First wiping portion is located at fixed scraper plate main body Close to the side of movable scraping plate 144 and it can be located in the middle part of fixed scraper plate main body or one end, the second wiping portion is leaned on located at movable scraping plate The nearly fixed side of scraper plate 142 is simultaneously correspondingly arranged with the first wiping portion.
Please continue to refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the ink knife cleaning device 100 also includes base 120, and fixed scraper plate 142 is scraped with activity Length direction of the plate 144 along base 120 is arranged at intervals, and the wiping gap 146 that length direction of the formation along base 120 extends, Ink knife can move along the width of base 120 in wiping gap 146 and be able to remove ink.Further, in this implementation In example, length of the wiping gap 146 on the width (i.e. the ink knife direction of motion) of base 120 is 1~2mm, so that should Blade structure 140 has higher structural strength.
Adjustment structure 160 includes being fixedly installed on the fixed plate 162 of base 120 and is movably arranged at the regulation of fixed plate 162 Mechanism 164, the one end of adjustment structure 160 connection movable scraping plate 144 simultaneously applies the pressure towards fixed scraper plate 142 to movable scraping plate 144 Power.In this way, movable scraping plate 144 can be in the presence of adjustment structure 160 to ink knife application pressure, so that the both sides end face of ink knife By the extruding of fixed scraper plate 142 and movable scraping plate 144, and then removal ink is quickly and easily removed, reach good cleaning effect.
Specifically, governor motion 164 includes adjusting part 1642 and regulating block 1644.Wherein, adjusting part 1642 is passed through Fixed plate 162 is simultaneously connected with the one end of regulating block 1644, the one end of regulating block 1644 away from adjusting part 1642 and movable scraping plate 144 Connection, adjusting part 1642 can apply the pressure towards fixed scraper plate 142 to regulating block 1644.In this way, adjusting part 1642 can Apply the pressure towards movable scraping plate 144 to regulating block 1644, so as in the case where ink knife has different-thickness, scrape fixation Plate 142 applies pressure to ink knife all the time with movable scraping plate 144 and is in close contact with ink knife.
In one embodiment, adjusting part 1642 includes fixture 1641 and elastic component 1623, and fixture 1641 is through admittedly Fixed board 162 is simultaneously connected to elastic component 1623, the one end of elastic component 1623 is arranged in fixed plate 162, elastic component 1623 is remote The one end of fixture 1641 supports regulating block 1644.In this way, the one end of elastic component 1623 is installed on fixed plate by fixture 1641 162, the other end is held in regulating block 1644, so that during the cleaning of ink knife, can the ink knife of different-thickness two side ends Face applies certain pressure, so that with preferable cleaning effect.
Further, fixture 1641 is threadedly coupled with fixed plate 162.In this way, operator twists regulating part 1641, you can Change the length that fixture 1641 stretches into fixed plate 162, so that the installation site of regulation elasticity part 1623.
It is appreciated that the concrete structure not limited to this of adjusting part 1642, in another embodiment, the adjusting part 1642 Or be inserted in the adjusting rod of fixed plate 162, operator can directly adjust adjusting rod stretch into the length of fixed plate 162 and to ink Knife applies enough pressure.
In one embodiment, governor motion 164 also includes locating part 1646, and the locating part 1646 offers stopper slot, adjusts Locking nub 1644 is arranged in stopper slot, and can be moved back and forth under the drive of adjusting part 1642 along stopper slot, so as to make tune Locking nub 1644 is all the time along rectilinear movement, and then movable scraping plate 144 is moved along a straight line.
In the present embodiment, because the thickness of steel ink knife is no more than 1mm, the thickness of plastics ink knife is no more than 4mm, therefore Locating part 1646 is equal to or less than 4mm close to the one end of movable scraping plate 144 and the gap of movable scraping plate 144, to meet unlike material Ink knife the need for.It is appreciated that the specific size not limited to this in above-mentioned gap, can be selected according to the thickness of ink knife.
In one embodiment, base 120 is provided with fixed structure (not shown) away from the one end of blade structure 140, and base 120 can By the fixed structure be conveniently fixed on wall or other mounting surfaces on, to be correspondingly arranged with the structure such as ink fountain.
In one embodiment, the material of blade structure 140 is that stainless steel or aluminium are difficult to get rusty.
Behind above-mentioned ink knife cleaning device 100, ink knife insertion wiping gap 146, movable scraping plate 144 can be in adjustment structure 160 In the presence of apply pressure to ink knife and the both sides end face of ink knife is closely connect with fixed scraper plate 142 and movable scraping plate 144 all the time Touch, and then be relatively fixed scraper plate 142 and movable scraping plate 144 moves and removes ink, and with good cleaning effect, and have Higher cleaning efficiency.In addition, the ink scraped from ink knife can be recycled directly, so as to save ink usage.
As shown in figure 5, a kind of ink knife cleaning device 200 of second embodiment, is cleaned with the ink knife of first embodiment The structure of device 100 is similar, and the ink knife cleaning device 200 also includes blade structure 240 and adjustment structure 260.Wherein, scrape hardened Structure 240 includes movable scraping plate 244 and the fixation scraper plate 242 being fixedly installed, and movable scraping plate 244 is located at the fixed side of scraper plate 242, can Scraper plate 242 is relatively fixed to move and be collectively forming wiping gap 246 with fixed scraper plate 242.Adjustment structure 260 is connected to activity and scraped Plate 244, adjustment structure 260 can drive movable scraping plate 244 remote or adjust the big of wiping gap 246 close to fixed scraper plate 242 It is small.
Difference with the ink knife cleaning device 100 of first embodiment is, in the ink knife cleaning device 200, regulation Structure 260 includes the first adjusting rod 262 and the second adjusting rod 264, and the first adjusting rod 262 is connected respectively with the second adjusting rod 264 Fixed scraper plate 242 and movable scraping plate 244, and the first adjusting rod 262 and the second adjusting rod 264 are close to one end of blade structure 240 It is arranged in a crossed manner and be hinged, in this way, controllable second adjusting rod 264 of operator is rotated relative to the first adjusting rod 262, so as to press from both sides all the time Hold ink knife and scrape the ink on ink knife.
Above-mentioned ink knife cleaning device 200, can be relatively rotated by the first adjusting rod 26 and the second adjusting rod 264 and and adjusted The size in wiping gap 246, so as to the cleaning applied to different ink knifes.In addition, the small volume of ink knife cleaning device 200 and It is easy to carry about with one for different occasions, with higher portability while with higher cleaning efficiency.
Each technical characteristic of embodiment described above can be combined arbitrarily, to make description succinct, not to above-mentioned reality Apply all possible combination of each technical characteristic in example to be all described, as long as however, the combination of these technical characteristics is not deposited In contradiction, the scope of this specification record is all considered to be.
Embodiment described above only expresses the several embodiments of the present invention, and it describes more specific and detailed, but simultaneously Can not therefore it be construed as limiting the scope of the patent.It should be pointed out that coming for one of ordinary skill in the art Say, without departing from the inventive concept of the premise, various modifications and improvements can be made, these belong to the protection of the present invention Scope.Therefore, the protection domain of patent of the present invention should be determined by the appended claims.

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1. a kind of ink knife cleaning device, it is characterised in that including blade structure and adjustment structure, the blade structure includes activity Scraper plate and the fixation scraper plate being fixedly installed, the movable scraping plate are located at the fixed scraper plate side, and the movable scraping plate can be relative The fixed scraper plate moves and is collectively forming wiping gap with the fixed scraper plate;The adjustment structure is held in the activity and scraped Plate simultaneously provides the pressure towards the fixed scraper plate side for the movable scraping plate.
2. ink knife cleaning device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the fixed scraper plate is close to the movable scraping plate Side be provided with the first wiping face, the first wiping face is from the outward-dipping extension in described fixed scraper plate one end and is gradually distance from institute Movable scraping plate is stated, the movable scraping plate is provided with the second wiping face close to the side of the fixed scraper plate, and the second wiping face is certainly The movable scraping plate is close to the fixed outward-dipping extension in scraper plate one end and is gradually distance from the fixed scraper plate;Described first scrapes Black face is collectively forming the wiping gap with the second wiping face one end close to each other.
3. ink knife cleaning device according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the fixed scraper plate includes fixed scraper plate main body And located at the fixed scraper plate main body close to the first wiping portion of the movable scraping plate side, the first wiping face is located at the second wiping In portion;The movable scraping plate includes movable scraping plate main body and located at the movable scraping plate main body close to the fixed scraper plate side Second wiping portion, the second wiping face is located in the second wiping portion.
4. ink knife cleaning device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the adjustment structure includes consolidating for being fixedly installed Fixed board and the governor motion for being installed on the fixed plate, described adjustment structure one end connect the movable scraping plate and to the activity Scraper plate applies the pressure towards the fixed scraper plate.
5. ink knife cleaning device according to claim 4, it is characterised in that the governor motion includes adjusting part and tune Locking nub, the adjusting part is connected through the fixed plate and with described regulating block one end, and the regulating block is away from the regulation Component one end is connected with movable scraping plate, and the adjusting part can apply the pressure towards the fixed scraper plate to the regulating block.
6. ink knife cleaning device according to claim 5, it is characterised in that the adjusting part includes elastic component, described Elastic component one end is installed in the fixed plate, and the other end is held in the regulating block.
7. ink knife cleaning device according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the adjusting part also includes fixture, institute Fixture is stated through the fixed plate and the elastic component is connected to, the elastic component is held in institute away from described regulating part one end State regulating block.
8. ink knife cleaning device according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the regulating part connects with the fixed plate screw thread Connect.
9. ink knife cleaning device according to claim 5, it is characterised in that the governor motion also includes locating part, institute State locating part and offer stopper slot, the regulating block is arranged in the stopper slot, and can be under the drive of the adjusting part Moved along the stopper slot.
10. ink knife cleaning device according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the locating part is close to the movable scraping plate One end and the gap of the movable scraping plate are equal to or less than 4mm.
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